ATHLETICS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVIII, Issue 1021, 30 September 1909, Page 11

ATHLETICS.

THE AUCKLAND R.U.’s CARNIVAL. HANDICAPS FOR RUNNING EVENTSThe Auckland Rugby Union’s carnival takes place at Victoria Park on Saturday next, and, given fine weather, its success seems assured. The various events on the programme have attracted most of the fast men in the different clubs, and the handicaps give promise of some excellent racing. The goal-kicking and drop-kicking competitions did not attract a large entry, but nevertheless a close contest is anticipated. The seven-a-side tournament will be the feature of the afternoon’s proceedings, and should be particularly interesting to watch, as such a competition is a novelty '.n Auckland. The following are the entries for the carnival, the handicaps for the running events having been declared: —

Senior Seven A-side Tournament: University, Newton, City, North Shore, Grafton, Ponsonby, Parnell.

440Yds Championship: R. R. Hamilton (University), H. D. Crawford (Nwton), M. M.' Taylor (North Shore , A. Twiname (Parnell) W. R. Dick (Parnell), C. F. Burns (Ponsonby).

IOOYds Secondary Schools Championship: J. H. S. Walker, R. G. Pittar, J. C. Whitney, T. W. Dickeson (King’s College), C. T. Forsdick, L. A. Johnson, E. H. Goodfellow (Grammar School), H. Quinn, John Scott (Sacred Heart College).

llOYds Scratch Race (for players of second, third, and fourth grades ; B. Waymouth, H. Stewart, B. B. O’Hare, F. G. Mercer, K. D. Ifwerson, C. Burns, V. R. Delany. Place-kicking Competition: K. Eaton, Sr- Yates (Grafton), L. E. Kerr-Taylor (Newton), E. J. Schofield, J. S. Hardwicke, F. T. Smith (Parnell), P. McNamee, J. O’Leary, J. Hall (Ponsonby), R. Magee (City). Drop-kicking Competition: P. Warbrick (North Shore), S. Yates (Grafton), J. O’Leary, J. Hall (Ponsonby), J. S. Hardwicke, F. T. Smith (Parnell). Relay Race: University, Newton, City, North Shore, Grafton, Parnell, Ponsonby. IOOYds Handicap (amateur): W. R. Dick 4yds, C .Burns syds, A. Renwick 5% yds, R. R. Hamilton, J. D. Stewart, M. M. Taylor, j. s. Hardwicke 6yds, C. B. O’Hare, K. D. Ifwerson, V. R. Delany 6% yds, K. McNabb, S. G. Mercer, F. T. Smith, B. J. O’Brien 7yds, B. Weymouth, L. E. Kerr-Taylor, E. J. Mahoney Byds, J. P. Jerrat, E. T. Schofield 8% yds, A. T. Waddell 9yds, G. W. Nicholson 10yds. 220Yds Handicap (amateur): w. R. Dick 7yds, C. Burns 9yds, A. Renwick 10yds, A. Twiname 12yds, H. D. Crawford, J. D. Stewart, M. M. Taylor, V R. Delany 13yds, J. G. O’Brien 14yds, K. McNabb. B. J. O’Brien 15yds, L. E. KerrTaylor, E. J. Mahoney 16yds, D. W. Weymouth, A. T. Waddell 18yds, and G. W. Nicholson 20yds. IOOYds Handicap (professional): P. P. Myles Syds, C. A. Brett 4yds, J. O’Connell 5% yds, T. Handley 6yds, A. J. McGregor 6% yds, H. Hughes 7yds, C. B. Reid 7%yds, H. G. Haddrill Byds, and W. J. Campney 9yds. 220Yds Handicap (professional): P. p. Myles 7yds, C. A. Brett Byds, J. O’Connell 11yds, T. Handley 12yds, A. J. McGregor 13 yds, M. Harrison 14yds, H. Hughes 15yds, C. B. Reid 16yds, H. G. Haddrill 17yds, W. J. Campney, J Berryman 18yds. C. Slade 20yds. At the meeting of the Wellington Amateur Athletic Club, held a few nights ago, an old athlete with a highly successful record was present ini the person of Mr. W. A. Pearman, one of the original promoters of the local club in 1888. Mr. Pearm a n was a noted sprinter in the nineties, and he holds a medal for winning a 75 yards’ race against J. H. Hempton, the well-known New Zealand rec-ord-holder and ex-champion. As ia mark of their appreciation of Mr. Pearman’s record and past services, the members of the club unanimously appointed him to the vice-presi-dency. * * * * Tom Burrows again proved his right to the title of the world’s champion club-swinger by defeating the American champion, Harry Lawson, at the Theatre Royal, Brisbane, the other night, and at the same time establishing a new world’s record of 66 hours 35 minutes. The American showed signs of distress some hours before the finish. Lawson dropped one club about ten minutes prior to the conclusion of the match, and sank weeping into a chair at the end. Burrows announced that he was quite prepared to give Lawson another chance. There is some talk of holding an Otago Championship meeting in December. Several members of the centre intend to bring the matter up at next meeting. The idea is to simply give certificates for prizes, and the profits of the meeting to be utilised for sending a thoroughly representative team to Auckland to compete at

the next New Zealand Amateur Athletic Championships. The scheme is a good one, and given a fine day a respectable profit should be shown. A number of the leading athletes have been sounded, and all expressed their willingness to run at the meeting for certificates.

The Five Mile Cross-Country Championship of New South Wales was won by “Andy” Wood, the recent Brisbane Marathon winner, in 31min 34 sec, and on the same day, Aitken, also of Marathon repute annexed the Ten Mile Cross-Country Championship of Victoria.

The annual meeting of the Pending Centre of the Athletic Union have decided to recommend the Union Conference to eliminate from the control of the union all Highland events, such being a continual source of trouble. The centre also recommends that a North Island Council be appointed with Feilding as the headquarters, and that similar arrangements be made for the South Island, the representatives of the two councils to meet annually in Wellington.

It is said there is a possibility of a match being made between Sexton, who a couple of weeks ago defeated Orhstein, and Huckster.

R. E. Walker, of South Africa, at the annual sports of the Stoke Victoria A.C., at Stoke, England, won the 100 Yards Scratch Race by a yard from N. J. Cartmell of America, with E. H.' Haley, of the Herne Hill Harriers, third. Time, 10 l-ssec.

D. Ainsworth, of the Serpentine S.C., with 25sec. start, won the London “ Daily Telegraph” Cup face, over a straight furlong course in the Serpentine. This veteran is now in his fifty-ninth year, and won the Serpentine captaincy thirty-eight years ago, whilst he carried off the first one mile championship decided in 1873, and in 1881-2-3 won the half-mile amateur championship. Although conceding 125 sec. to the limit man, he won by a yard; H. W. Bushy, Zephyr S.C., was second; and A. J. C. William, Polytechnic S.C., third.

R. E. Walker, of South Africa, the amateur sprint champion, accomplished a fine performance at Home last month at the Newport sports, in the 100 Yards Limited Handicap. On a slow track he gained an easy victory from scratch in a yard inside 10 l-ssec. E. Payne, the Worcester crack, nvon the Half-mile Scratch Bicycle Race in Imin. 7 3-ssec., and Wyatt Gould, of Newport, secured the 220 Yards Hurdles in 27 4-ssec. Walker also competed at Pontypridd. He won his preliminary heat in the 100 Yards Handicap in even time, but was beaten in the final by E. Davies, of Cardiff. Davies also won the 120 Yards Handicap, in which Walker failed to qualify for the final heat.

At the Glentoran sports, Belfast, on August 7, N. J. Cartmell, the American spr’nter, won both the 100 Yards and 220 Yards Invitation Handicaps from scratch in lOsec. and 22 l-ssec. respectively—both Irish records.